What is CVE-2020-24143?

CVE-2020-24143 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ninjateam Video Downloader For Tiktok, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-07-07.

How severe is CVE-2020-24143?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-24143 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Ninjateam Video Downloader For Tiktok

CVE-2020-24143

Directory traversal in the Video Downloader for TikTok (aka downloader-tiktok) plugin 1.3 for WordPress lets an attacker get access to files that are stored outside the web root folder via the njt-tk-download-video parameter.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2021-07-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.020 (79.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 79.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ninjateam Video Downloader For Tiktok — versions 1.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

github.com/secwx/research/blob/main/cve/CVE-2020-24143.md (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24143?: CVE-2020-24143 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ninjateam Video Downloader For Tiktok, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-07-07.
How severe is CVE-2020-24143?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-24143 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.